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2010 Missouri

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Gary Pinkel, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2010, game by game: won vs. Illinois 23–13; won vs. McNeese 50–6; won vs. San Diego State 27–24; won vs. Miami (OH) 51–13; won vs. Colorado 26–0; won at Texas A&M 30–9; won vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 36–27; lost at No. 14 Nebraska 17–31; lost at Texas Tech 17–24; won vs. Kansas State 38–28; won at Iowa State 14–0; won vs. Kansas 35–7; lost vs. Iowa 24–27+44−14Won 23–13 vs. Illinois+10IllinoisWon 50–6 vs. McNeese+44McNeeseWon 27–24 vs. San Diego State+3San Diego StateWon 51–13 vs. Miami (OH)+38Miami (OH)Won 26–0 vs. Colorado+26ColoradoWon 30–9 at Texas A&M+21Texas A&MWon 36–27 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma+9No. 3 OklahomaLost 17–31 at No. 14 Nebraska-14No. 14 NebraskaLost 17–24 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechWon 38–28 vs. Kansas State+10Kansas StateWon 14–0 at Iowa State+14Iowa StateWon 35–7 vs. Kansas+28KansasLost 24–27 vs. Iowa-3Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsIllinoisW 23–⁠1364%
Sep 11vsMcNeeseW 50–⁠680%
Sep 18vsSan Diego StateW 27–⁠2475%
Sep 25vsMiami (OH)W 51–⁠1384%
Oct 9vsColoradoW 26–⁠075%
Oct 16atTexas A&MW 30–⁠955%
Oct 23vs3OklahomaW 36–⁠2745%
Oct 30at14NebraskaL 17–⁠3137%
Nov 6atTexas TechL 17–⁠2455%
Nov 13vsKansas StateW 38–⁠2867%
Nov 20atIowa StateW 14–⁠064%
Nov 27vsKansasW 35–⁠784%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsIowaInsight BowlL 24–⁠2752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa 27–⁠24 in the Insight Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 24
  2. Wk 7: 21
  3. Wk 8: 18
  4. Wk 9: 7
  5. Wk 10: 14
  6. Wk 11: 20
  7. Wk 12: 15
  8. Wk 13: 15
  9. Wk 14: 15
  10. Wk 15: 14
  11. Final: 18

Big 12 North champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Nebraska

Consensus All-AmericanMichael Egnew, TE

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 7
Points
388–⁠209
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1658 +101 this season
SP+ rating
19.3 No. 18 of 120; offense No. 21, defense No. 19, special teams No. 9
SRS
15.6 No. 11 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
David Yost
Defensive coordinator
Dave Steckel
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense55th of 120
  • Defense27th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted45th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted27th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0444%0.9355th of 120
Defense0.0139%0.8527th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.02 def		45% off
39% def		—45th off
27th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 312% allowed
Defense-0.2own 282% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBlaine Gabbert QB3,186 yds
Passing touchdownsBlaine Gabbert QB16 TD
Rushing yardsDe’Vion Moore 517 yds
Rushing touchdownsDe’Vion Moore 8 TD
Receiving yardsT.J. Moe WR1,045 yds
Receiving touchdownsT.J. Moe WR6 TD
InterceptionsKevin Rutland DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Nick Demien OT★★★★No. 120
Marcus Lucas WR★★★★No. 185
Kony Ealy WDE★★★★No. 211
James Franklin DUAL★★★★No. 247
Jimmie Hunt WR★★★★No. 301
Tristen Holt CB★★★★No. 301
Tyler Gabbert PRO★★★★No. 356
Tyler Gabbart PRO★★★★No. 356

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks34.00.899
Running backs13.00.876
Receivers33.70.902
Offensive line33.30.901
Defensive line33.70.895
Defensive backs33.30.877
Athletes and specialists33.00.862
Whole class193.50.889

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 1Aldon Smith DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 1Blaine Gabbert QBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Andrew Gachkar OLBSan Diego Chargers

Roster 109

The 2010 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2010 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2010 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠211–⁠213
Missouri6–⁠210–⁠318
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠420
Texas A&M6–⁠29–⁠419
Baylor4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠58–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.